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Indian white-eye

Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.6 g to 8.8 g and live up to 5.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
Photo: AshishTripurwar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Indian white-eye

Weight
8.6 g – 8.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
10.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Indian white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the Indian white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small species of passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland on the Indian subcontinent. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. The distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upperparts easily identify them. The range previously extended eastwards to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Their name was recently changed because previous members of Zosterops palpebrosus in Southeast Asia were reclassified as a new species, making the Indian White-eye a more geographically accurate term for this species.

From the Wikipedia article “Indian white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_white-eye&oldid=1357530325), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the Indian white-eye sound like?

Gypsypkd · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Is the Indian white-eye endangered?

The Indian white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the Indian white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824)

Synonyms Sylvia palpebrosa

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Oriental white-eyeEnglish
  • Oriental white-eyeEnglish
  • Oriental white-eyeEnglish
  • বাবুনাই বা উদয়ী ধলা-চোখBangla
  • Ull-blanc OrientalCatalan
  • zostèrops orientalCatalan
  • kruhoočko pruhoprséCzech
  • kruhoočko indomalajskéCzech
  • BrillefuglDanish
  • GangesbrillenvogelGerman
  • Ganges-BrillenvogelGerman
  • hindia zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos orientalSpanish
  • سسک چشم سفید هندیPersian
  • aasianrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops orientalFrench
  • Bánsúileach oirthearachIrish
  • sivotrba bjelookaCroatian
  • gangeszi pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Kacamata biasaIndonesian
  • Occhialino orientaleItalian
  • インドメジロJapanese
  • ハイバラメジロJapanese
  • ಬೆಳ್ಗಣ್ಣKannada
  • ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾಕ್ಷKannada
  • rytinis baltavokisLithuanian
  • austrumu baltactiņaLatvian
  • വെള്ളക്കണ്ണിക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • भारतीय चष्मेवालाMarathi
  • GangesbrilvogelDutch
  • Indiase BrilvogelDutch
  • Indische BrilvogelDutch
  • lundbrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik indyjskiPolish
  • olho-branco-orientalPortuguese
  • Восточная белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik riasnatýSlovak
  • Indijska belookaSerbian
  • indisk glasögonfågelSwedish
  • வெள்ளைக் கண்ணிTamil
  • นกแว่นตาขาวสีทองThai
  • Bengal GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник південнийUkrainian
  • 灰腹繡眼Chinese
  • 灰腹繡眼鳥Chinese
  • 灰腹绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the Indian white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

ZosteropidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Indian white-eye?

An adult Indian white-eye weighs 8.6 g – 8.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Indian white-eye endangered?

The Indian white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the Indian white-eye live?

The Indian white-eye has a recorded lifespan of 5.1 years.

What kind of animal is the Indian white-eye?

The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{indian_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}